Hidetaka Yoshioka (吉岡 秀隆, born on August 12, 1970 in Saitama, Japan), is a Japanese actor known for his performance in several movies as a child and lately the award winning TV drama Dr. Koto Shinryojo. He notably played the part of Tora-san's little nephew in the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" film series, and he appeared in Akira Kurosawa's "Rhapsody in August" and "Madadayo". He won the Japan Academy Award Best Actor in 2006 for "Always - Sunset on Third Street". He was married to actress Yuki Uchida
